The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 38
"I burned it," replied Jekyll, "before I thought what I was about. But it bore no postmark. The note was handed in."
"La quemé", respondió Jekyll, "antes de darme cuenta de lo que hacía. Pero no tenía matasellos. La nota fue entregada en mano."
"Shall I keep this and sleep upon it?" asked Utterson.
"¿Debo guardar esto y consultarlo con la almohada?", preguntó Utterson.
"I wish you to judge for me entirely," was the reply.
"Deseo que juzgue por mí completamente", fue la respuesta.
"I have lost confidence in myself."
"He perdido la confianza en mí mismo."
"Well, I shall consider," returned the lawyer.
"Bien, lo consideraré", respondió el abogado.
"And now one word more: it was Hyde who dictated the terms in your will about that disappearance?"
"Y ahora una palabra más: ¿fue Hyde quien dictó los términos en su testamento sobre esa desaparición?"
The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness; he shut his mouth tight and nodded.
El doctor pareció presa de un desvanecimiento; cerró la boca firmemente y asintió.
"I knew it," said Utterson.
"Lo sabía", dijo Utterson.
"He meant to murder you. You had a fine escape."
"Pretendía asesinarle. Tuvo una buena escapada."
"I have had what is far more to the purpose," returned the doctor solemnly: "I have had a lesson—O God, Utterson, what a lesson I have had!"
"He tenido algo mucho más importante", respondió el doctor solemnemente: "He recibido una lección—¡Oh Dios, Utterson, qué lección he recibido!"
And he covered his face for a moment with his hands.
Y se cubrió el rostro por un momento con las manos.
On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole.
Al salir, el abogado se detuvo e intercambió unas palabras con Poole.
"By the bye," said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?"
"A propósito", dijo él, "hubo una carta entregada hoy: ¿cómo era el mensajero?"
But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that," he added.
Pero Poole estaba seguro de que nada había llegado excepto por correo; "y solo circulares por esa vía", añadió.
This news sent off the visitor with his fears renewed.
Esta noticia despidió al visitante con sus temores renovados.
Plainly the letter had come by the laboratory door; possibly, indeed, it had been written in the cabinet; and if that were so, it must be differently judged, and handled with the more caution.
Claramente la carta había llegado por la puerta del laboratorio; posiblemente, de hecho, había sido escrita en el gabinete; y si así fuera, debía ser juzgada de manera diferente y manejada con mayor cautela.
Vocabulary
- La
- Feminine definite article: the
- quemé
- I burned (past tense of quemar)
- respondió
- He/she/it responded, answered (preterite tense)
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier in time
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- darme
- To give myself, to realize (reflexive infinitive)
- cuenta
- Account, bill; realization (darse cuenta: to realize)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- que
- That, which, what (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- hacía
- I/he/she was doing, made (imperfect tense)
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- no
- No, not (negation)
- tenía
- I/he/she had, possessed (imperfect tense)
- matasellos
- Postmark, cancellation stamp on mail
- nota
- Note, grade, annotation, message
- fue
- He/she/it was, went (preterite tense)
- entregada
- Delivered, handed over (feminine past participle)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- mano
- Hand (body part)
- Debo
- I must, should, ought to
- guardar
- To keep, save, guard, store
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- consultarlo
- To consult it (infinitive with pronoun)
- con
- With (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine definite article)
- almohada
- Pillow (consultar con la almohada: sleep on it)
- preguntó
- He/she asked, questioned (preterite tense)
- Deseo
- I desire, wish, want
- juzgue
- Judge, that you judge (present subjunctive)
- por
- For, by, through (preposition)
- mí
- Me (prepositional pronoun)
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, fully
- respuesta
- Answer, response, reply
- He
- I have (auxiliary verb for perfect tenses)
- perdido
- Lost (past participle of perder)
- confianza
- Confidence, trust, faith
- mismo
- Same, self, very (adjective or intensifier)
- Bien
- Well, good, fine, okay
- consideraré
- I will consider, think about (future tense)
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, advocate
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- ahora
- Now, at present, currently
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- palabra
- Word, speech, promise
- más
- More, most, plus (adverb or adjective)
- quien
- Who, whom (relative pronoun)
- dictó
- He/she dictated, decreed (preterite tense)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- términos
- Terms, conditions, words
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- testamento
- Will, testament, legal bequest document
- sobre
- About, on, over, concerning (preposition)
- esa
- That (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- desaparición
- Disappearance, vanishing
- El
- The (masculine definite article, capitalized)
- doctor
- Doctor, physician
- pareció
- He/she seemed, appeared (preterite tense)
- presa
- Prey, victim; seized, captured (feminine)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- desvanecimiento
- Fainting, fading, swooning
- cerró
- He/she closed, shut (preterite tense)
- boca
- Mouth (body part)
- firmemente
- Firmly, tightly, securely
- asintió
- He/she nodded, assented (preterite tense)
- Lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun, capitalized)
- sabía
- I/he/she knew (imperfect tense)
- dijo
- He/she said, told (preterite tense)
- Pretendía
- He/she intended, pretended, sought to
- asesinarle
- To murder him, assassinate him (infinitive with pronoun)
- Tuvo
- He/she had, got (preterite tense)
- buena
- Good, fine (feminine adjective)
- escapada
- Escape, getaway, close call
- tenido
- Had, possessed (past participle of tener)
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a bit
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very (adverb or adjective)
- importante
- Important, significant
- solemnemente
- Solemnly, seriously, gravely
- recibido
- Received, gotten (past participle of recibir)
- lección
- Lesson, class, teaching
- Oh
- Oh (interjection)
- Dios
- God, deity
- qué
- What, how (interrogative or exclamatory)
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb)
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- cubrió
- He/she covered (preterite tense)
- rostro
- Face, countenance
- momento
- Moment, instant, time
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- manos
- Hands (plural of mano)
- Al
- To the, upon (contraction of a + el)
- salir
- To leave, exit, go out (infinitive)
- detuvo
- He/she stopped, detained (preterite tense)
- e
- And (before words starting with i or hi)
- intercambió
- He/she exchanged, swapped (preterite tense)
- unas
- Some, a few (feminine plural indefinite article)
- palabras
- Words (plural of palabra)
- A
- To, at (preposition, capitalized)
- propósito
- Purpose, intention; by the way (a propósito)
- él
- He, him (subject or prepositional pronoun)
- hubo
- There was/were; he/she had (preterite tense)
- carta
- Letter, card, menu
- hoy
- Today, nowadays
- cómo
- How, what (interrogative with accent)
- era
- Was, it was (imperfect tense of ser)
- mensajero
- Messenger, courier
- estaba
- Was, I/he/she was (imperfect tense of estar)
- seguro
- Sure, certain, safe, secure
- nada
- Nothing, not anything
- había
- There was/were; he/she had (imperfect tense)
- llegado
- Arrived, reached (past participle of llegar)
- excepto
- Except, besides, but
- correo
- Mail, post, email
- solo
- Only, alone, single
- circulares
- Circulars, flyers, advertisements
- vía
- Way, route, via, track
- añadió
- He/she added (preterite tense)
- Esta
- This (feminine demonstrative adjective, capitalized)
- noticia
- News, information, report
- despidió
- He/she dismissed, said goodbye to (preterite)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- visitante
- Visitor, guest
- sus
- His, her, your, their (plural possessive adjective)
- temores
- Fears, anxieties (plural of temor)
- renovados
- Renewed, restored (masculine plural past participle)
- Claramente
- Clearly, obviously, evidently
- puerta
- Door, gate, entrance
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
- laboratorio
- Laboratory, lab
- posiblemente
- Possibly, perhaps, maybe
- hecho
- Done, made, fact (past participle or noun)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- escrita
- Written (feminine past participle of escribir)
- gabinete
- Cabinet, office, study
- si
- If, whether (conjunction, no accent)
- así
- Thus, so, like this, this way
- fuera
- Were, outside (imperfect subjunctive or adverb)
- debía
- Should, ought to, owed (imperfect tense)
- ser
- To be (infinitive)
- juzgada
- Judged (feminine past participle)
- manera
- Manner, way, fashion
- diferente
- Different, distinct
- manejada
- Handled, managed (feminine past participle)
- mayor
- Greater, larger, older, major
- cautela
- Caution, care, wariness
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